South region · Puerto Rico
Guayanilla
~55 mi from San JuanCoastal
Guayanilla is a town on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Adjuntas, east of Yauco, and west of Peñuelas, about 12 miles west of Ponce and roughly 55 miles from San Juan. It spans 42.3 square miles across 16 barrios plus Guayanilla Pueblo, with 17,141 people (Census estimate, 2020–2024), and forms part of the Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Founded in 1833, the town’s coastal position gives it access to a cluster of small cays (Cayo María Langa, Cayo Palomas, Cayo Caribe, and Cayo Parguera) that serve as outdoor destinations. In town, spots like El Triángulo, Barrita Blasini, and Cine Café anchor its eating, drinking, and nightlife scene.
- cluster of offshore cays
- Cayo Caribe
- Cayo Palomas
For visitors
Visitors can head out to cays such as Cayo María Langa, Cayo Palomas, Cayo Caribe, and Cayo Parguera for outdoor time, then wind down at in-town spots like El Triángulo, Barrita Blasini, or Cine Café.
- Hiking
- Beaches and water
- Eat and drink
- Nightlife
- Fiestas patronales
For living hereResidents live in a southern coastal town close to Ponce and within the Yauco metro area, with a population of under 20,000 spread across 16 barrios and the town center.Living in Guayanilla: rent, commute, schools & safety
At a glance
- Region
- South
- Setting
- Coastal
- Distance
- ~55 mi from San Juan
- Population
- 17,141 (Census estimate, 2020–2024)
- Founded
- 1833
- Median rent
- $454/mo
- Median income
- $23,915/yr
- Area
- 42.3 sq mi (109.5 km²)
- Fiestas patronales
- The Immaculate Conception of Mary · December 8
- Guide spots
- 7
- Stories, last 30 days
- 3
- Water & power
- Water by sector · Power outages
- Living here
- Rent, commute, schools & safety
Right now in Guayanilla
Road closures in Guayanilla
No closures reported in Guayanilla as of 3:09 PM AST on Fri, Nov 13.
Water rationing in Guayanilla
No rationing plan names Guayanilla. None of the plans the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) has published includes the town, as of Nov 13. Repairs and breaks cut service sector by sector: search your sector
Power outages in Guayanilla
Not among the 10 towns with the most interruptions on LUMA’s morning reading of Nov 13, when 0.22% of customers island-wide were without power. Guayanilla was on that list on none of the last 7 mornings. Outages right now, town by town
News from Guayanilla
Latest stories
Guayanilla Woman, 32, Dies After Car Strikes Concrete Fence
Nearly $49,000 in Cash and Merchandise Stolen from a Guayanilla Gas Station
CBP Intercepts Boat with 594 Kilos of Cocaine South of Guayanilla, Detains Three Venezuelans
Governor Breaks Ground on Nearly $25 Million Renovation of Asunción Rodríguez de Sala School in Guayanilla
Man Victim of Carjacking in Guayanilla
Our analysis
- Fiesta Calendar1 Patron-Saint Fiesta and 51 Events in November
Things to do in Guayanilla
Beaches & Chill
Cayo María Langa
Nature reserve
Cayo María Langa is a nature reserve located in the municipality of Guayanilla.
Cayo Palomas
Nature reserve
Cayo Palomas is a nature reserve located in Guayanilla, offering a coastline area for outdoor activities.
Cayo Caribe
Nature reserve
Cayo Caribe is a nature reserve located in Guayanilla, offering a coastline area for outdoor activities.
Cayo Parguera
Nature reserve
Cayo Parguera is a nature reserve, within the municipality of Guayanilla.
Eat & Drink
Nightlife & Music
Cine Café
Cine Café is a bar on PR-335 in the Indios area of Guayanilla, on Puerto Rico's south coast. It works as a local drinking spot for an evening out in a smaller town rather than a tourist-oriented nightlife district.
Events coming up in Guayanilla
Outdoors and sports
On the water near Guayanilla
Marinas, surf breaks, dive sites, wind spots and paddling in Guayanilla or within 12 mi of the town center, as the crow flies.
- Sailing
- Bahía de GuayanillaAnchorage, 35 to 50 ft, 0.5 to 1 mile northeast of Punta Verraco · 2 mi away
- Bahía de GuánicaAnchorage · 9 mi away
- Diving
- Guánica WallDive site, 45–100+ ft · 7 mi away
- Kite and wind
- Punta BallenaWorks in E, SE, S winds · 7 mi away
- Gilligan's IslandWind spot · 8 mi away
- Paddle
- Gilligan's Island and Isla BallenaMangroves · 7 mi away
Trails in and near Guayanilla
2 trails start in Guayanilla; the nearest two in other towns are within 8 mi of the town center, as the crow flies.
- In GuayanillaCueva trail (Guánica Dry Forest)Easy 0.8 mi each way, 45 min to 1 h 5 minWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped
- In GuayanillaLluberas TrailModerate 3.8 mi each way, 3 h 20 min to 5 h 5 minWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped
- In Guánica, 6 mi awayBallena trail (Guánica Dry Forest)Moderate 1.2 mi each way, 1 h 10 min to 1 h 45 minWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped
- In Adjuntas, 8 mi awayVereda Puente de Hamaca del Lago GarzasEasy 0.4 mi each way, 25 to 35 minLago Garzas suspension bridge trailWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped
Bills and recovery money
Bills about Guayanilla
- RS 258Order Senate Committees to Investigate Road PR-136 ConditionsPassed a chamber, Oct 7
- RC 154Order the House of Representatives Tourism Commission to Investigate the Current State of Conservation and Custody of the Father Nazario RocksPassed a chamber, Oct 5
- RS 569Investigate Conditions and Future of Puerto Rico Olefins and CORCO SitesPassed a chamber, Sep 8
Recovery money in Guayanilla
$166 million committed by FEMA to 143 projects filed under Guayanilla since 2001: $9,688 per resident, 9th of 78 towns.
Every project located in Guayanilla, the island-wide agencies’ included
63% paid out: Puerto Rico's Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3), which pays out the federal disaster recovery money, has paid $398 million of the $635 million committed.
63%17.6% paid out on the town government’s own rebuilding: $26 million of $148 million, the projects it runs itself, as of Oct 14, 2026. Our FEMA story charts this figure for every town.
17.6%- (Not Compliant) (Cost purpose only) (SD/SI) Center Of GovernmentPublic buildings$11.7 million
- Jagua Pasto 3378Roads and bridges$9.7 million
- Catalina, Tortola & la Gloria roadRoads and bridges$9.1 million
The town government’s largest projects in implementation, and what has been paid
- Project PW-02155$2.2M of $3.9M56%
- Debris Removal Public Assistance Alternative Procedures$3.3M of $3.3M100%
- Debris Removal$1.6M of $1.9M87%
Every town and the island-wide agencies
FEMA Public Assistance data, as of Nov 11, 2026. Obligated by FEMA: committed to the project and drawn as the work is done. Paid out: COR3’s transparency portal, as of Nov 4, 2026.
Living in Guayanilla
Crime in Guayanilla
13 violent crimes and 0 homicides reported to the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPD) in Guayanilla, January 1 – September 30, 2026; in 2025, 16.9 violent crimes per 10,000 people, in the middle fifth of towns.
- Homicides
- 0 YTD
- Violent crimes
- 13 YTD
- All serious crimes
- 29 YTD
- Violent crimes per 10,000 people (2025)
- 16.9
Flood zones in Guayanilla
FEMA’s flood map sets who must carry flood insurance, street by street. Check an address in Guayanilla
Phone alerts for Guayanilla
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